Dear customer,
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we are forced to reschedule some tests. The adjusted schedule for the tests can be found in 
dit document. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Sciensano performs biological analyses for identification of pathogens in animals.
How to request a veterinary analysis?
- Fill in the request form
- Prepare your shipment. A package must contain:
- A paper copy of the request form
- correctly identified samples with sturdy and watertight packaging. Highly virulent pathogenic agents require special packaging!
- Send your package to the address indicated on the request form.
Samples which don’t comply with transport regulation will be destroyed.
The turnaround time only includes the maximum number of working days required for the laboratory analyses. Administrative processing (1 to 2 working days) is not included.
| Species | Disease | Analysis name | Material(s) | Accreditation | Turnaround time (in days) | Analysis performed on | Price | Contact person(s) | URL to form(s) |
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| Rabies virus RNA detection by qPCR | Nervous tissue, Nervous tissue/CSF/saliva |
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7 | 71.30 € | Sanne Terryn, |
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| NGS | Food | No | 40 | 299.00 € |
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| Avian thyphoid Salmonellosis | Rapid agglutination Pullorose | Lyophilized serum, Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 1.55 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Botulism | Detection of botulinum toxins (reference method in vivo) | animal sample, Serum | No | 10 | 175.90 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of C. botulinum (in vivo reference method) | animal sample | No | 15 | 324.00 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Botulism | Detection of neurotoxinogenic C. botulinum type A, B, E, C, C-D, D, D-C (realtime PCR) | animal sample | No | 15 | 310.80 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Brucellosis | PCR Brucella spp. | No | 4 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 48.10 € | Anneleen Matthijs, David Fretin, Marcella Mori, Sylvie Marche, |
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| Campylobacteriosis | MIC Campylobacter | strain |
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Not applicable | 53.40 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Detection Campylobacter | faeces |
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9 | 58.30 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Campylobacteriosis | Campylobacter ID | strain |
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5 | 35.20 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Chlamydiosis | PCR Chlamydophila abortus | Abomasum, Abomasum contents, After-birth, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cotyledon, Fetus, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung, Master Seed Virus, Nasal swab, Organ, Pancreas, Spleen, Swab, Vaginal fluid, Vaginal swab | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 54.87 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium | Toxinotype of C. perfringens (realtime PCR) | strain |
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15 | 137.20 € | Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | MIC C. perfringens | Strains |
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40 | 66.80 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, botulisme@sciensano.be | |||
| Clostridium | Isolation and identification Clostridium spp. | Bacterial strain, Bone meal, Chicken droppings, Crop contents, End product, Feces, Fertlizer, Fischmeal, Food, Horse feed, Intestine, Jejunum, Kitchen waste, Liver, Meal, Meat meal, Milk, Milk powder, Mud, Pellet, Pool organs, Raw material, Seed, Treated feces, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 33.21 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Clostridium chauvoei | Isolation and identification Clostridium chauvoei | End product, Fertlizer, Intestine, Kidney, Liver, Mud, Raw material, Seed, Spleen, Water | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 33.21 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Colibacillosis | Serotyping E.coli | Bacterial strain | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 16.91 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| Colibacillosis | Antibiotics sensitivity test ESBl (2nd pannel) |
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15 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 56.53 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Contagious epidymitis | Complement fixation test Brucella ovis | Serum | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 26.90 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Identification by DNA sequencing (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 15 | 1 gene = 149 € / additional gene = 40 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | Antifungal resistance testing | strain |
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7 | 191 €; dermatofyten: 232 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| Dermatophytose, Mold, Yeast | MALDI-TOF MS identification of yeasts and molds (non-clinical fungi) | strain | No | 8 | 92 € | bccm.ihem@sciensano.be |
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| E. coli | AmpC ID | strain | No | 35 | 0.00 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | sequencing ESBL | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E.coli ESBL | strain |
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Not applicable | 49.80 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | ESBL PCR ID | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | sequencing AmpC | strain | No | Not applicable | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | PFGE | strain | No | 35 | 0.00 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | MIC E. coli | strain |
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Not applicable | 49.80 € | Maria Cristina Garcia Graells, foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| E. coli | detection E. coli ESBL EU | faeces |
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8 | 69.20 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Enterocoques | Isolation Enterococcus | Agar plate, End product, Fertlizer | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday | 14.52 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| General bacteriology | Anaerobia isolation | Brain, Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Kidney, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 16.31 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| General bacteriology | Anaerobia identification | Fetus, Ganglia, Jejunum, Lumpy Skin OBP, Lung, Nasal discharge, Nasal swab, Puncture fluid, Spleen, Swab | No | 1 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 20.36 € | Marcella Mori, |
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| General bacteriology | Identification species | strain | No | 6 | 35.20 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Serotyping by slide agglutination | strain |
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10 | 36.30 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Antimicrobial susceptibility | strain |
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15 | 97.50 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Bacterial identification | strain |
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10 | 51.20 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Serology Listeria | Serum | No | 7 | 28.00 € | Isabelle Desombere, caroline.rodeghiero@sciensano.be, Isabelle.Desombere@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | Pulsed field Gel electrophoresis | strain |
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20 | On request | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Listeriosis | PCR identification and serotyping | strain |
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10 | 132.90 € | Wesley Mattheus, Listeria@sciensano.be | |||
| Lyssavirus | Lyssavirus species sequencing | Nervous tissue/CSF/saliva |
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15 | 71.30 € | Sanne Terryn, rabies@sciensano.be | |||
| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Antibiotics sensitivity test MRSA | Bacterial strain |
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3 | Monday, Tuesday | 60.94 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | PCR 398 MRSA | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Methicillin resistant staph. aureus | Identification PCR MRSA | Bacterial strain, Pool maximum 20 nasal swabs | No | 2 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 0.00 € | Cécile Boland, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Isolation Mycoplasma spp. | Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Foetal calf serum, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Peritoneal fluid, Pus, Sperm, Spleen, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 66.41 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Mycoplasmosis | Identification Mycoplasma | Abomasum contents, Bacterial strain, Biological material, Bronchial rince, Cavitary liquid, Cell culture, Eggshell membrane, Eye, Eyelid, Joint, Liver, Lung, Lung fluid, Master Seed Virus, Milk, Nasal swab, Pus, Sperm, Swab, Swab of conjunctiva, Trachea swab | No | 32 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 20.36 € | Cécile Boland, David Fretin, |
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| Newcastle disease | Assay of viral strain | Viral strain | No | 7 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 204.70 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Newcastle disease | Titrationvirus | No | 30 | Monday, Wednesday | 204.70 € | Virginie Roupie, |
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| Parachlamydia | PCR parachlamydia | No | 5 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | 54.87 € | David Fretin, Marcella Mori, |
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| Salmonellosis | Detection Salmonella | animal sample, faeces |
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8 | 41.30 € | foodmicro@sciensano.be | |||
| Salmonellosis | MLVA Enteritidis | strain |
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10 | 132.90 € | Wesley Mattheus, foodmicro@sciensano.be, salmonella@sciensano.be |